Put your pink on,Barbieis here!
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Coming off ofcontroversy regarding the dollin years prior, Robbie, 32, previously spoke about some misconceptions of the film toBritishVoguesoon after news of the production broke.
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“People generally hear Barbie and think, ‘I know what that movie is going to be,’ " she began at the time. “Then they hear that Greta Gerwig is writing and directing it, and they’re like, ‘Oh, well, maybe I don’t….’ "
Although she acknowledged that the character “comes with a lot of baggage,” Robbie was excited for the challenge of taking on such an iconic role. Evoking “a lot of nostalgic connections,” said Robbie, the film has a large, pre-established fan base — “But with that come a lot of exciting ways to attack it.”
In July, when PEOPLE asked Gosling, 42, what it was like to “break the internet” with playful online reactions to hisphoto reveal in character as Ken, he joked, “Well, theinternet has been trying to breakme for years. It gave me no other choice.”
Gosling continued, “We’ve beenhaving so much fun making this movieand it felt nice to see everyone else start having as much fun as we are. I can’t wait for the film to come out and for that to continue.”
Barbieis in theaters July 21.
source: people.com
